At a meeting of the Council of Australian Governments in April 1995, Heads of Government signed an agreement to implement national competition policy reforms. The purpose of the reforms was to establish a national competition policy framework for an open, integrated domestic market for goods and services. This was to be achieved by removing unnecessary barriers to trade and competition. The competition reforms are applicable to the activities of Federal, State and local government.
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